Real estate investment trusts can enable companies to achieve strategic goals

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Publicly traded real estate investment trusts (REITs) are positioned for continuous growth as new owners of company-based real estate despite the financial adversity suffered by the public REIT market in 1998. It is estimated that corporations own almost 50% of all US commercial property despite the frenetic acquisition pace of REITs since 1994. Corporate managers can effectively redeploy their real estate assets using an REIT vehicle with scrupulous analysis.

Asset & Risk Management, Management, Usage, Corporations, Fixed assets

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Environmental liabilities pose problems for real estate investment trusts

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Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) managers may deal with the environmental liabilities which threaten real estate investments through insurance programs and other safety measures. Insurance programs can cover costs such as those incurred from legal liabilities. REIT can likewise hire management services which have expertise in assessing a land's environmental characteristics.

Methods, Risk management, Environmental aspects

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Closely held REIT structures in jeopardy

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Issues are presented concerning the provisions of the amendment to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the qualification of organizations as real estate investment trusts.

Taxation, Finance, Investment companies

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